Salem, Oregon News
Uncategorized SUNDAY EVENING UPDATE: Witness accounts and a video have been added. A woman who yelled she was being kidnapped while riding in an SUV triggered a police pursuit Saturday evening through west Salem, downtown and ended when the driver stalled on railroad tracks in northeast Salem, according to police and[Read More…]
Uncategorized A suicidal man armed with a shotgun was shot and killed by police in southeast Salem Friday evening, according to the Oregon State Police. The shooting occurred on Southeast Ewald Avenue near Southeast Ash Avenue. The name of the man, reported to be in his 20s, wasn’t released. State police[Read More…]
Uncategorized Police keep back the crowd while making an arrest in downtown Salem during a far-right protest against Covid restrictions on Friday, Jan. 1. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) An “extremely dangerous” situation involving two New Year’s Day protests in Salem was kept under control by a heavy police presence that resulted in[Read More…]
Uncategorized Oregon State Police, the Salem Police Department and the Marion County Sheriff’s Office plan extra staffing on New Year’s Day in anticipation of four separate protests. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) This story was updated to include a petition to stop the planned march signed by more than 50,000 people. Salem and[Read More…]
Protesters urging the “reopening of Oregon” gather outside the Capitol Dec. 21 as lawmakers met in a one-day special session to consider Covid relief measures (Jake Thomas/Salem Reporter) This article was updated at 11:36 a.m. Protesters, some armed, forced their way into the closed Capitol on Monday as legislators gathered[Read More…]
A rally hosted by the Pacific Northwest Community Action Group, planned for the Capitol on Saturday, was shifted to Pringle Community Hall. Several hundred people gathered for what was billed as speeches and a march. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) UPDATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON: The Oregon State Police reported they had made two[Read More…]
Uncategorized Salem police are continuing to investigate the death of a 19-year-old Willamette University student leader whose body was found by hikers in Minto-Brown Island Park on Friday afternoon. The Salem Police Department disclosed the investigation in a Saturday afternoon news release, identifying the victim as Abigail Agustin-Paz, a sophomore from[Read More…]
A photo depicting equipment used for “back burning” that was stolen earlier this week from a truck parked in a Salem hotel. (Salem Police Department photo) Salem police are asking for the public’s help in finding the thief who stole fire-fighting devices out of a truck at a local hotel.[Read More…]
Uncategorized Protesters head home after a vigil in downtown Salem in late May. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The Marion County District Attorney’s Office on Monday dismissed criminal charges against 14 people arrested during protests a month ago. Deputy District Attorney Amy Queen said attorneys did a full review of the cases and[Read More…]
Salem Police Sgt. Mike Johnson in a video talking with individuals holding rifles outside of a downtown business. The video, captured by Joe Smothers, has sparked controversy in Salem. (Twitter) Before he went to bed on Monday, June 1, Joe Smothers finished a Facebook Live video of the protests against[Read More…]
